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Cabinet Member: Infrastructure and Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/079

Contact: Dan Hammond, Programme Lead – South & Vale Infrastructure Programme (Dan.Hammond@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDIDS4).

The Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment & Place in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer toaward an NEC4 ECC Option C (with Option X22) contract to Milestone Infrastructure Limited for target cost setting, market testing (ECI) and the construction works in respect of the A4130 Steventon Lights Integrated Transport Corridor scheme.

The Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy invited everyone to the meeting and asked officers for some context to the report. Officers explained that the scheme was focused on public transport and active travel, with bus lanes and cycleways planned to be introduced.

The Cabinet Member asked officers about the consultation process. Officers stated that a local information event would be held at Steventon Village Hall to give local residents information about the scheme.

The Cabinet Member noted the ambition of this project and asked for expected completion dates. Officers noted that the scheme was expected to be finished by March 2025.

The Cabinet Member thanked officers for the report and agreed to the recommendation in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment & Place in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer to award an NEC4 ECC Option C (with Option X22) contract to Milestone Infrastructure Limited for target cost setting, market testing (ECI) and the construction works in respect of the A4130 Steventon Lights Integrated Transport Corridor scheme.

Cabinet Member: Infrastructure & Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/112

Contact: Dan Hammond, Senior Project Manager

(Dan.Hammond@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDIDS5)

The Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment & Place in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer to appoint Galliford Try to provide design, planning, ECI, target cost setting, surveys and investigation / enabling work support services in relation to the Didcot NPR3 scheme.

The Cabinet Member invited officers to provide context to the scheme in the report.

Officers noted how this scheme represents the missing link in Didcot with cycling and active travel networks, as well as to support planned housing growth.

The Cabinet Member noted concerns from residents about the alignment of the scheme, and asked when the expected completion date of the scheme would be. Officers noted that this would be in summer 2025.

The Cabinet Member thanked officers for their report and agreed to the recommendations within it.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Environment & Place in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer to appoint Galliford Try to provide design, planning, ECI, target cost setting, surveys and investigation / enabling work support services in relation to the Didcot NPR3 scheme.